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unmanliness

un·man·li·ness

uncommon

noun

1.

the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man)

  • “the students associated science with masculinity and arts with effeminacy”
  • “he was shocked by the softness of the atmosphere surrounding the young prince, arising from the superfluity of the femininity that guided him”

Origin

From unmanly + -ness.

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